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HORTIGULTURAL BUILDING.

No. 471,356. Y Patented Ma1.l22, 1892.

J l l messer wefz 1'- NiTEDE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY WV. GIBBONS, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO I-IITCHINGSda CO., OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HORTICULTURAL BUILDING.-

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 471,356, dated March22, 1892.

Application filed July 22, 189].. Serial No. 400,271. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern: I designates the side wall,which is securely5o Be it known that I, HENRY W. GIBBoNs, of Jersey City, in the countyof Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Horticultural Buildings, ot which the following is aspecication.

,My invention relates to an improvement in horticultural buildings.

The object of my invention is to provide an arrangement of the roof andside walls of a building so that I may expose a portion of theeaves-gutter to the heat from the interior, as will hereinafter be morefully described.

A further object is to provide a gutter of such construction that itwill be capable of connecting the top of the side walls with the eavesof the roof and also keep all moisture from having access to the vupperparts of the walls.

A still further object is to provide an arrangement Which shall besimple and comparatively inexpensive, and at the same time durable'andeffective.

In the accompanying drawings, Figurel is a transverse section of aportion of a building, showing my invention; and Fig. 2 is a view inperspective of a portion of the eavesgutter.

A designates one of a series of posts, which may be constructed of metalor Wood, as may be found convenient. The post is provided with a iiangect formed thereon. The top of the post has secured thereto a purlin orconnecting-bar D, to which is attached by any well-known and convenientmeansagutter E. The above-mentioned purlin extends the entire length ofthe gutter. The bottom of the gutter E is provided with flanges e e,extending downward a short distance. They are preferably formed integralor in one piece with the gutter. The roof in the present instance isrepresented as consisting of the rafters B, glazing-bars G, glass H, andheader F. The rafter B is shown as secured to the post A by means of abracket O. The header F extends longitudinally of the building and alsocovers the inside edge e2 of the gutter E. The edge e2 is shown in thepresent instance as being embedded in the header F.

fastened to the outside of the posts A and spaced therefrom so as tocause the top of the wall to be a greater or less distance outside of avertical line dropped from the edge of the roof instead of being adistance inside of such line, as has heretofore been common. The upperparts of the walls are secured to the posts A by means of castings a andangle-irons z', screwed or otherwise fastened together. The flanges e eof the gutter embrace the top of the side wall, makingasnug fit With thesame, so that moisture cannot get access to the top of the Wall, and the.gutter thereby forms an air and watertight connection between the roofand the side wall.` It will thus be seen that there is a portion e3which is exposed to the heat from the interior, thereby preventing thewater from freezing in the gutter and clogging the same.

While I have shown and described my invention in connection withhorticultural buildings, it is obvious that it might be employed toadvantage in buildings devoted to other purposes.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

l. In a building, a post, aroof supported at one side upon the post, aside wall spaced from the post and roof, and a gutter connecting theroof and side wall, the said gutter being provided with a recess for thereception of the top of the side wall and supported upon the side wall,substantially as set forth.

2. In a building, a side wall, a gutter provided with flanges to embracethe top of the Wall, and a roof the eaves of which are in contact withthe inner side of the gutter, substantially as set forth.

3. The gutter comprising a trough-shaped body portion with one of itsupwardly-extending sides adapted to engage the roof and having flangesdepending froln the outer surface of its bottom for engaging the upperedge of a wall, substantially as set forth.

HENRY W. GIBBONS.

Witnesses:

FREDK. HAYNES, D. H. HAYVVOOD.4

